Chapter 140 Attacking the Border
"There is one more thing." Xihe thought of the secretary left outside the door and felt uneasy.
"It's my master's order."
Xihe pondered for a moment and said slowly, "When he was in the Tianshuo Palace, he had a servant named Shishu by his side. Do you still remember him?"
Qing Yuan recalled briefly and nodded, "I remember, and I saw him once when I was investigating the Beili military camp."
"If I'm not mistaken, Shishu should be helping him pass messages to the Beili royal family and Beimo." Xihe knew Xiao Mingxuan. He was extremely suspicious and had a strong desire for control. That was how Shijian was replaced. He didn't have many confidants, and the only one who could take on this important task was Shishu.
Qing Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Master, do you mean to replace him with one of ours?"
Xihe shook her head. "Shishu is his confidant. Even if our people pretend to be as good as they can be, they will be found out."
Xiao Mingxuan was too cautious and rejected this idea as soon as it came out.
He then said, "The messenger must not be sent by Shishu alone. He must have found a way to intercept the message along the way."
"I understand."
Qingyuan went to do some work, and Xihe took the plan back to the general's mansion.
Zhao Chengning looked at the plan in his hand, then looked up at the neatly dressed Xihe, then collapsed backwards, "What kind of magic potion did this kid feed you to make you care so much about him?"
Not only Xihe could see the situation of three parties joining forces, but Zhao Chengning also knew it, and Emperor Jingyuan in the imperial city was even more aware of it.
Although Emperor Jingyuan had already issued a secret decree asking him to ally with Beili and take over Beimo, Zhao Chengning always felt uncomfortable when his sister brought up this matter, and he cursed Xiao Mingxuan in his heart thousands of times.
"He said he just wanted to see me and would withdraw his troops once the matter was over." Xihe said.
Zhao Chengning raised his eyebrows, "Do you believe it yourself?"
Xihe sighed, "Half and half."
She couldn't understand Xiao Mingxuan at all. Although she had her heart set on him, she couldn't fully believe him.
Zhao Chengning placed the plan on the memorial beside him. Xihe and Emperor Jingyuan had the same idea, so there was really no need to review it. "I'll take care of this matter. You don't have to worry. It's just..."
Zhao Chengning changed the subject, "Xihe, Big Brother knows that you are a man of great plans, but you must also understand that Xiao Mingxuan is no longer the little prince he was back then, but the powerful Prince Jing. You must know how much of his words are true and how little they are false."
"I understand." Xihe suddenly felt a little desolate.
She knew in her heart how much truth and how little falsehood there was in Xiao Mingxuan's words, but the love that she couldn't suppress in her heart always tried to prevail.
After many twists and turns, the childhood sweethearts have become completely different.
True and false, false and true, everyone puts on a mask and plots against the very people they least wanted to deceive without batting an eyelid.
But Xihe always had a hope in her heart, she always wanted the "what if" that had an extremely low possibility.
What if it’s true?
Beautiful dreams always attract people.
Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, she will try to do it.
Doing something even though she knows it is impossible is her greatest sincerity.
This is true for Liu Yuan and also for Xiao Mingxuan.
Zhao Chengning looked at Xihe silently for two moments, and finally sighed helplessly in his heart.
The word "love" is the most harmful.
But if it can be explained clearly, it is no longer love.
Many things and many words are so difficult to express that you will only know how difficult they are to express yourself if you experience them yourself.
"Go back and rest early. Your brother will take care of this matter." Zhao Chengning looked at the dark circles under his sister's eyes and felt a pang of heartache in his heart.
"Brother, when do you plan to take action?" Perhaps it was because of the telepathy between father and daughter, Xihe roughly guessed what Emperor Jingyuan meant.
"Just recently." Emperor Jingyuan's decree came earlier, and Zhao Chengning started preparing early. He just needed a reason to start, and Xihe happened to bring this reason.
"Is it second brother who is going to fight?" Xihe guessed.
Zhao Chengning smiled and nodded, "Jin Yuan volunteered to go into battle, and I will stay behind to command."
Xihe nodded, "Alright, I'll go back first. If you need anything, just call me."
Zhao Chengning handed Xihe another plate of freshly baked pastries and said, "Go ahead."
When Xihe turned to leave, she glanced and saw a familiar purse on the other side of the table.
It looked like my second brother's purse, and the broken corner had been repaired.
Xihe left without thinking much.
Zhao Chengning was not the type to drag his feet, so the general's mansion soon became bustling with activity, with people coming in and out and deploying troops.
Xihe stood on the windowsill, watching people coming and going, and couldn't help but be lost in thought.
Qing Yuan came over at this time, "Master, according to your instructions, this is the news sent to Beili Imperial City, all have been intercepted."
Xihe opened the note. After a moment, his eyes suddenly widened and his expression changed slightly. "Why did he transfer troops from Beili Imperial City?"
Qing Yuan lowered his head and replied, "Could it be that they are going back on their word and want to attack the border? After all, ten thousand people can't do anything."
Xihe shook her head, "The route is wrong."
This note briefly described the marching route of the Beili army. The border was located at the boundary between the three kingdoms. The Beili army did not take Dafengling, but instead headed south, crossed the Chishui River and headed towards Nanli.
Qing Yuan also noticed something was wrong. "Could it be that Prince Jing wants to attack Nanli? This doesn't make sense."
Emperor Jingyuan suspected Nanli because of the Nanli secret medicine found on Liu Yuan, and therefore severely punished him. In this three-way confrontation, Nanli had made it clear early on that he intended to stay out of it.
Nanli and Beili have no grudges against each other, so why would Beili's army attack Nanli for no reason?
"Something's not right." Xihe keenly sensed that there were some things she hadn't anticipated. "Beili has already been implicated by Beimo and Tianshuo. If he changes his mind and attacks the border, he'll be attacked from both sides. If he provokes Nanli again, Emperor Beili may not protect him. He won't seek his own death. There must be something going on that I haven't anticipated."
Both the master and the servant fell into silence.
Xihe suddenly pulled out a four-way defense map from a bookshelf nearby. Centered on the border, it extended outwards. Her finger suddenly stopped at one spot. "Dingbei City."
Qing Yuan also came over to take a look. "Dingbei City was the fief of Princess Yuanyang. After the princess passed away, it was garrisoned by her trusted general, General Su Ming."
Su Ming is Su Zhongqian's son and Liu Yuan's cousin.
"I remember there are 30,000 troops stationed in Dingbei City?" Xihe asked.
Qing Yuan nodded, "Yes."
Xihe tapped the table slowly, his expression unclear. "Qingyuan, take my token and go to Dingbei City to mobilize the troops. At least half of them should be mobilized."
When Xihe left the capital, Emperor Jingyuan gave her a private order to secretly mobilize troops from all directions. Unexpectedly, it was used today.
"Master, do you still think Prince Jing is going to attack the border?"
Xihe's face remained calm. "I don't know if he will attack the border, but the border must not be lost. It's better to be prepared."
Once the border is lost, the provinces and counties behind will be caught off guard, which will be a big trouble.
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